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PERJURY CASE AT
SHANGHAI.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 101T
during this period prior to the you bought 2000 Anglo-Javan at Mr. Oppo-And you lost more Juno settlement fou jobbod to iTs. 15 from the firm of Wattie thun T. 100,000? Where did Tairly considerable extent, Do and Co. When you bought those you expect the Tis. 100,000 to you admit that you jobbed during 2000 Anglo-davas hd yn ncome from in connection with the this period 7.
order to buy them at that price? Senawangs which you lund to am not in a position now to deliver?-Nobody. If there was answor that question. If you lund no settlemont I should not have asked me next day could have to deliver them. told you. Neither could I answer any of those questions, it is like drunken man askod when he is sober to repeat what he said
RECENT HEARING, Isaac Raymond Michael ngain Witness-I had no intention to appeared in 1. B...'s Police job, but circumstancos mado me." Court, Shanghai, on the 15th to I have lost my hotel to sime as answer the following chargo-any other one,
For that you hate Raymonal Mr. Oppo--Auswer yes or no Michael on the 4th day of October, you can explain later. The word 1010, unlawfully, falsoly, know-yes or in dogs not cover your ingly, wilfully, corruptly and question. I have to give an ex-yesterday. maliciously did commit perjury, planation. in the testimony which you gave -on oath usn wiltuoss at the trial of ¦ an action entitled Yoursolf v W. V. Carmichael in which it camo and was a inatorial question whether you noted as a broker or not, to the following effect:-
(1) That two sovoral purcols of 200 Ayer Tawah shures and saune parcel of 200 Bata Apam sharg wore sold by you as a broker to W. V. Carmichael and woro bought by you as a broker on the 30th March, 5th April, and 7th April rospectively.
(2) Thát yen luud ma trans tious on your own account as principal in the shares of the com- panies which were the subject matter of The said action, boing or in the following rubber companies, Talang, Ayer Tawah, Bath Anant, and Anglo-Java,
Mr. H. S. Oppe prosecuted on behalf of the Committee of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and Mr, J. CE. Douglas appeared for. the accused.
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Mr. Oppe-I know you have a very subiflo mind, but you can explain afterwards. Did you us an actual fact job for the June settlement 2-1 say I have lost my head like the rest. The tide
carried me.
Mr. Oppo-You wanted to make chinol and then called on him for a bargain?-Bargain, no Thoy 27 I could not have got it. suspended me without any reason. This Worship-You'didn't seem The committoo without consulting to realise that Carmichnol was the mombers, went into the room your chiont. You should buvo. and in less than half bour handed protected his interests.I have me my suspension.
done all I could undor the ciri cumstances to protect him.
His Worship And you didn't givo this information upstairs No, 1 thought my lawyer would ask me for an explanation.
Mr. Oppo-They did ask for an explanation, and you said, it was a clorical error.
COMPANY MEETING.
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT
CO., L
21st inst.
The 89th ordinary half-yearly. Mr. Oppo-Don't you know you Mr. Oppe-How did you expect were asked to produco your books
and Macio Stoumboat Co., Ld., mooting of the Hongkong, Cuntou to be able to pay Tls. 100,000 nt to the committee and you refused
was hold to-day in the Company's to do so?-Savon of us refusod.
offico, Hotel Mansions, Mr. R. the end of the June settlement?
Mr. Douglas-How do you ex- One party-I don't want to men
Showan presided, and thoro pect the brokers to pay a million | tion his napo, he is in the employ
woro also present-Mossrs. F. A. Mr. Oppon the next day and a-half?
of the Committeo-gave up his
Gomes, 11. E. Siobs, G.-R. Lonz you bought 1000 Anglo-Javax at
Witness-If there was no sottlo-books but six rofusod to hand over
manu, F. Liob, C. II. Ross, F. s. 21. Can you remember ?- ment Incod not pay Tls. 100,000. } their bookn." Tosave the court'stimo and your's, Mr. Oppo-Wore you gambling
• Mr. Douglas said ho proposed H. Armstrong, G. Friesland, E. Mr. Douglas (in re-examina to call Mr. Jones and Mr. Somokh, B. Fuhrmann, (directors); Dr. J. 1any now that I cannot remember.ou that when you bought those tion)-Did other members of the and to ask a few questions of Mr. W. Noble, Messrs. H. R. Gazdar, Mr. Oppe-The final question shares that you would not have to Exchange make losses in March Read, the prosecutor. Mr. Ka-J. Arnold, H. W. Looker, T. F. was this, "Have you been in-pay for them?-No.
Yos, heavy losses..
doorio ho understood was not terested otherwise than as brokor
Mr. Douglas-As heavy ashore (in Shanghai), yours ?-That I cannot tell, but they were lossen.
M- Oppo-Then you did job?on bolalf of your clients in the I say I was carried by the tide.riso or fall of rubllor, shares ? Me. Oppo-To the Judgo you Your answer was, "No.".
Mr. Douglas-That is not the subjoet of a charge.
do an answer that you did not de transactions on your own ac covint?-1 meant that I had no shares registered in my name, not my own property.
Mr. Oppo-Another answor you gave to the Judge was this, that you never owned any shares in any of the companies in which you had dealings with Carmichael, You said, "About Tls. 2,000,000 passed through my hands at the Juno rottlement, but nothing for myself." Want that answer true
You have to accept ray explana- tion. There ismy pass book,
Mr. Oppo~I can ask questions upon it.
His Worship-1 hitve not fram-
a charge on that,
Mr. Oppo-The point is that: Mr. Michael says he did not'un- derstand what the Jinige meant in the last question. The Judge puts it in another form and ho answered.no. Was that answor trne?
Witness-havo corrected it through Mr. Jones,
Mr. Oppe-Then that answer.
was not enoWell, I corrected
it afterwards.
Mr. Oppd-When you made that answer to the Judge did -The defendant was again under your mean to say that at the close cross-examination by Mr. Opje. of the June settlement your ae- Mr. Oppo (ta witness amount in the Bank was in just going to put a series of questions the same position as it was bevy at Tis, 34 and you sold 200
Mr. Oppo-Whon you bought the shares from Neilsen did you expect you would have to pay for thom ?-1-sold them to Noilsen and bought them back from him. |I told Noilsen in June that 1 wonkl not be able to take thom up.
Mr. Oppe-When you bought the shares in March whero did you expect to make the money to y for them -My credit was us good as gold.
Mr. Oppo-Do you dare to suggest that at the end of the March settlement your credit was
as good as gold ?—Yes.
Mr. Oppo-Could you get any broker to come in and confirm that ?-Certainly. I don't owe ten cents to anyone in Shanghai.
Mr. Douglas-They are still in the Exchange, are they not? Yes."
Mr. Douglas-And some people made heavy losses for June? Yos, vory hoavy too.
Mr. DouglaAnd they are still in the Exchango-Yos.
The case was then adjourned.
COMPANY REPORT.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
CÓ., LD.
21st inst..
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The report of the board of dires- tors to be prosontudathoordinary meeting of shareholders to ho he p.m. on Saturday, the 25th Feb. at the Company's Hotel at 12.30 1911, is as follows:-
Gentlement, Thedirectors bog to submit their roport for the lali a year onded 31st December, 1910.
Accounts. The profitön Work-
Hough, J. M. E. Machado, A. F.M. da Silva, M. S. Northcote, F. B.. Marshall, A Denison, T. Chris tiani and W. E.Clarko(secretary). The Secretary having read the notice calling the nesting,
The Chairman said Gontlc- men,-The report and statement of accounts having been in your hands for the usual period, we will, with your permission, take them as road. The result of the half-your's working compares favourably with the two provious Hongkong, Macao traffic luas been half-yours. The dopression in the
Me.. Douglas-And-mado losses in Soptomber too?-Yos, they are all insolvent, the Excling insolvent. By my netion they wore afraid I would report them
accentuated by rocent troubles in to Hongkong under the Hong- kong Ordinanco for the way they
the sister Colony. The Hongkong- had deceived the Government
Wuchow direct line has bean They only had power to borrow
worked at a profit, but tho Canton-Wuchow. Line hus not Mr. Oppe-Be very careful few hundred, or thousand tuels please don't own any money for the building, and they im-ing account amounted to the report and statement of no
boon so successful. Turning to excopt for last month's stores, modiately, breame bankrupt by $40,323.56 as compared with counts, you will note that wo have Mr. Oppo-On 5th of April household expenses.
harrowing a million and a half $51,7410.01 for the corresponding charged the cost of the now boilers you bought 100 Anglo-Javas from
Mr. Oppo-Dil you expect to and saddled soven of us with this period of 1000, icing a decrease and installing same to the value. make sufficient commissions dur-mill-stone around our neck.
of $5,416.48. The Profit and of the steamer lleungshan, as it is to Vaughan and 200 to Mungall ing June to pay off that døbt, that
Loss Account, including tho sn special expondituro on the vessel at-is-37 Can you say whether forward ability of fls. 100,000?
of $21,470.21 brought forward and cannot be regarded as current tho shares sold to Vaughan md-Even if I could make one
from 30th June, 1010, shows a ropairs. The heavier cost of ro- Mungall were the same shares as
credit balance of $61,120.83, pairs than has beola ustul in re you bought from Ivy say that
which the directors recommend cont half-yearly atcounts is due to either myself nor the brokers
should be apportioned as follows: docking the fleungshan for in- can tell.
To pay a dividend of $3.00 per stallation of new boilers in the share on 12,000 Old Shares last quarter of the year instoad $30,000.00 and $1.50 per share of the first quarter of the current on 8,000 New Shares $12,000.00,” | year. The income from invest- To write off Furnituro and Fix-ments shows a sht decrease write off Installation of Electric which is dual to the ropymout turos Account $10,000.00, To compared with recent poriada Light Account $5,000.00. To of a large loan on mortgage in write off Steam Launch Account $1,000.00. To carry forward to now account 120.83.
Mr. Oppe-Can you say that shares sold to Vaughan and Mungall at Tls. 37 were not those bought at Ts. 34 from Ivy?- am not able to answer these ques-
as shortly as I can to you and I fare?-Practically. want you to answer then us Me. Oppe-That was the mean shortly as you can. You musting of your answor-Yes, remember that as you have oleon- Mr. Oppo-Did you mean le say od to put in your defence in this that you never owned any shares court, as you were entitled to do, in any of the companies in which you are bound eithor to answer you bought shires for the defend- the questions or to say that you aut? Did you understand the cannot or will not answer them. Judge to be asking y as to the Mr. Douglas--1 do not think it state of your bank account at the comes from counsel to give the close of the settlement ?I was witness a lecture with the object confused in the box and I do not of frightening or embarrassing know what was in my mind.
When he said "own" I thought a chart of the world and say ho meant my own property.
whore is Bagdad and where is "Mr. Oppe---You still lose your
The public and "head"--Not lose my hod, hugelf-lost their heads.
was confused. I was very moron land i evrreetad it aftorwards in a
letter. I thought he would givel me a clunce to explain myself. | have never done anything against government or law.
him.
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Mr. Oppe-There is no object of frightening him.
Mr. Donglo-think it is quite unprecedented for counsel to lead off his cross-oxamination with a Jenture as to what he should ur should not do.
Mr. Oppo~1 think what I say to the witness is correct. If you do that you need not think that ! am trying to lay traps for you, and you must roine.nbor that you are
on oath.
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tions. You might as well show
Timbuctoo.
value of keeping books-No, Mr. Oppo-You.seo now the
not up to the present moment. Baughter.)
clork kept the accounts iú witness's Mr. Oppo-III put this quos-the shares you bought from
office on the Band. When witness tion to you, do you mean made a contract ho put it on a f that you never owned any shares picco of paper and woubt hund in any of these companies between this to his clerk three or four March and June? What is your -times-a-day-They would boonster?—I said No, but I have
terod by the clerk and the pieces corrected it
portion of it, that is quite enough. My credit is good. I have not done anyone any wrong,
Mr. Oppe-Was not it mocos- sary for you to inako, during the Juno suttlement, money to pay Neilson for theso shares-Not necessarily.
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money to come from with which Mr. Oppe-Where was this you were to pay for those shares in Juno?-To come from what over I had got to pay back, and the rest would be postponed. would garry on? Yes.
Mr. Oppo-You thought you
This Worship Rather losing & book, teneyed langhitor.)
Mr. Oppo-On April 7th White Mr. Oppe-You are not con- sold 400 Batu Anams at Tis. 21, fased just now ?--You can and on the 7th of April if you on confusing me, never mind. look at Murphino's account you (Laughter.) In answer to counsel witness. ME. Oppo-Well, we will take will find you sold him 100 at Tis. 22. On the same day you sobl said thuit the name of his book-it you aro not confisol.-You ex-
Mr. Oppe-You did make a keeper was Tinsley. He left his poet me to be a lawyer like your-200 Batu Anas to Carmichael at fairly big sum if the Juno sotilo at the end of July and witness did self to answer these questions. chaol's shares were bought from not either promoter or director Tis. 22. You say that Carmament had gone through? I was aot know where he was wow. The (lonewed laughter)...
Somekli. What did you do with (Laughter.)
His Worship A vory sensiblo answer, Mr. Michael.
Mr. Oppe-I don't follow it, on Worship,
His Worship-Itis quite a good answer to your question."
Mr. Oppe-As a matter of fact the money you received from the Stock Exchange pool went to pay for theso Senawang sharon Yos, if they didn't receive it they would not have paid me Tiş. 234,000.
Mr. Oppo-And the money you received from the Stock Exchange or the Cathay Trust included the profits you had made by broker ago? At first I was not willing to receive it. It was forced on mo. Mr. Oppo--Woll, the honey
of paper destroyed. They kapt Mr. Oppe-Your answer is that no daily transaction book. At you hnd no shures 7-Allotted to the request of Mr. Oppo witness me, but my letter to Mr Jones produced the settlement account cuvors that..
White?-o bought them back.
Mr. Oppo-Then where did the shares you sold to Murphino come from?—I don't know where they aro. They may be in the next book. They must be somewhere. Mr. Oppo-At what did you sell these shares back to White? -I sold them back on the 12th
Mr. Douglas-Do understand from your evidence that you feel that in being saddled with this deb, it was not what you intended and not what you ineant? No, I
didn't moun it.
Mr. Douglas-It was not your intontion to be saddled with any legal debts to the extent of four lakhs ? No, it is slavery.
Mr. Douglas-You were cross- remember whether you received examined as to your ability to orders to buy before you bought 1000 Anglo-Javas. Is it possibio to remember which order you received first, the buying or the selling order? I cannot really tell you.
Directors The Hon. Mr. E. Osborne rotires by rotation, but offers limsoll for re-election.
havo
beon audited by Messrs. II. U
Audit.The accounts Jeffries and A. R. Lowe, C.A., who offer themselves fof re-election.
NEW COLONIAL SECRETARY.
APPOINTMENT MADE.
21st inst.
the successor to Sir Henry Alay, It was reported to-day that
kong, had boon appointed. as Colonial Secretary in Hong-
the duties.
July, and as no other good mort- gages were offeringat the moment part of the money was reinvestoc in approved local stocks and tho balance retained to meet, the eX- Mr. Oppo-But you wanted to This Worship-Can you explain
penditure on the Houngshan. make suflicient money to pay for Low Mr. Sonokh's namo wax left these shares for tho- Juno sottle-out of the settlement schedule?
havo beon adjusted in accordanço All the values of our investmonts * ment?-I tell you my credit was It was on the 28th June, in the
with tho quotations current at good for Tis. 100,000,
evening
There was a rush
the end of the year by the transfor à fairly big son during the Juno cur schedule to arrive at the de- Mr. Oppe-You wanted tomake They gave ushall an hour to bring
of $44,497.19 from investment settlement?-No, I have not got ficiency in order to meet the set-
fluctuation account.
The pro- 'perties mortgaged to the Com any such ambition.
tlement and we were rushed very quickly. Everyone of us went
pany have been inspected and ro-valued by the Company's to his office to bring the schedule. business-I had employed him My clerk as I say was now to tho
surveyors, Messrs. Palmer and Turner, the loans advanced show a satisfactory nargin of safety. only three months, he was work- ing at it and I hustled him,
ing the past six months' working The loss by subsidiary coins, dur...... Someone telephoned to ask mo about the settlement, why it was
amounted to $22,112.22. I do. not think of anything else calling postponed. We hustled and gave them the schedule and thog W. D. Barnos, of Singapore, will any shareholders require any fur On enquiry we learn that Mr. for special mention, but should arrived at the deficiency. The arrive here shortly to take over ther information, I shall have next morning it camo to my mind that I had not put in four names membor
Mr. Barnos is anuch pleasure in answering any .of the Logislative questions. The first was Mr. Somekh's and I Council, Singapuro, and was
There were no questions asked. wrote his name in ink and the secretary for Chinese affairs in the The Chairman-Thero being which he gave to the Stock Ex- Mr. Oppo-Mr. Matthews re-and 13th April, so he made Tls,
othors in pencil. I had to give Straits Settlements and Federated no questions, gentlemen, I beg chango, this souting out accountsports that you made out of job- profit.
Mr. Tabbah Tls. 550. The other Mr. Douglas He has got the with different clients. In this | bing transactions of stool to
two, whose names, I need not.
Malay States.
to propsso the adoption of the Mr Warren D. Barnos, B.A.,report and statement of accounts' necount thiore wore other names make on jobbingtransctions about witness'd account that cirem
montion, owed me money from than thoso appearing in the two Tls 30,000 for the June settle-statuees had forced him to do job
December 1909. I financed them was born in 1865, and educated as presented.
Mr. Looker secondod. at Peni broke College, Cambridge. books but having nothing to do ment. It the sottoment had bing transactions. It is thoro
and they gave me a promissory in 1888 he was appointed to the
Carried. with the settlement. In this Mr. gone through properly you would i Mr. Oppo--Very well, I do not
noto for March. In March they Straits Settlemonts Civil Servico Somekh's name wasin the witness' havo made about Tls. 30,000. I need to go into the mattor,
could not pay and I renowed their as a cadet by the Secretary of handwriting and all the others Do you agree with that or do Mr. Oppo-On some of those
promissory note till Juno, so in were in the clerk's hand writing, you dony it? How can I agree transactions you mado a prolit?-that. was forced on you covered duty bound I said "what I have State, and was later on sont to Swatow to study the Chinese except three written in poncilor deny it? You can work it If you had asked me two or three the price of the shares you had got, let them have it all.” Those four items, including Mr.out yourself if you like.. days after thosettlement I should taken up and your jobbing pro-
His Worship-Yourclerk mide language. ilo has held various
Mr. Hough proposed, and Mr. Somekh's name, wore shown to Mr. Oppo-If the banks show havo been able to answer ques- fits?-Yes, the money that was up that account on the 28th, appoint nts in Courts and Chi-
nčio Protectoratos of the Struits || Maclindo seconded, the re-election theropresentative of the pool. Hit, then it is true?-One book tious of this sort. It all looks to forced on mo against my wish to Did you check it the next morn- lind lind vory little time to draw cannot show true; he has got mo as a drema.
and F.M.S., and in the Mines De- | of Messrs. A. O, D), Gourdin aud accept it, this stone mill on my ing right through with your up the schedule, and when mak-to go to the other one,
Mr. Oppe-Do you deny you nock and other things, and all my books?-No, my clerk was not partment of the latter, and since W. II. Potts na auditors,
1904 has occupied the office of ing the settlement ho was afraid Mr. Oppo-1 shall put the made a profit?-I do not deny it profit and commissions. thore. I had to rush to the Ex-Secretary of Chinese Affairs. ho would forget those four items question to you differently? or the other way about,
Witness was unable to produce change to do the settlement on and next day he put them in his Cak any ordinary or
Mr. Oppe-On the 11th March one contract with Somekh and the 20th. Golf, Thore was Tis. 11,000 in ordinary man work with one you purchinsod 2,000 Anglo-Javas one with Kadoorie. his favour. It was his own inoney book and say I mado that. It 15 and sold them in different which he had lont,
should say it is not accurate. lots at prices ranging from 15-to Mr. Oppo-We don't want that. Any accountant would say the 21. If you did that you made a Witness-But you have to tako samo..
profit? It is a profit according it (Laughter.) Witness went on Mr. Oppo-You can put any to the paper, but not in fact, The to explain that he had entered accountant you like into it. Did market was going up and what the four items next morning, the you make any profit or did you fam I ́to do? Give the shares first in ink and tho. others in incur any loss in jobbing trans-back to Wattio? This sort of pencil. In the account fr. actions for the June settlement? thing liappens only olico in a Kadoorio had to pay witness Ths. I did not put the profit and century. 250. Ho had to receive from him Jose down, I put it all in a lump 100 Chompedaks, 200 Ayor Ta- sun. wahs, and 200 Krowosks.
Mr. Oppo asked witnoes' to look through his contract form to see whother he had all the contracts with Mr. Kadoorio.
extra-
Mr. Oppo-Did you over make any transactions which would have shown a profit?—I dure say there must be some profit and some loss.
His Worship What called Ar. Oppo-You have made a
your attention to Somekh's complaint that the Stock Ex-account?--Because I didn't want change asked you to sign a bank to forget it. ruptcy notice against Carmichael?
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Mr. Oppo-Now were not you asked by the Cutlay Trust to sign that notice?-The Exchange and the Cathay Trust.
His Worship With regard to the 200 Ayor Tawahs at 27. You say you thought you bought from Kudoorie at 207—Yos.
The Worship Then why did you sell to Carmichael at 277 Because Kadoorie gavo me a con- tract for 27. The matter was
Mr. Oppo-When you were ask Mr. Oppo-If that was so your first by the Catliny Trust, di- answer to the Judgo that won't you say that if the Stock Ex-still in dispute, million tools passed through your chango asked you you would re- hands in the settlement but none ply?--I said I was an agent for the for yourself, is untrue?-Thọ committeo. balanco in my pass book was not ineronsod.
His Worship-But you wore Carmichael's broker?—Yos,
His Worship-Thon. why Mr. Oppo-Tho committoo ask should you make terms with ed you and you said that if they Kadoorio and not think about your would withdraw your suspension client?—I did think about my you would consider the matter?-client. I tried very hard with
Katoorio. Mr. Oppo-And that is how the Stock Exchango came into the muttor? No, I wanted to know about my suspension,
This required several minutes, Mr. Oppe at this stage drow Mr. Oppo-It put money into and drew from Mr. Douglas the the attention of witness to the your pocket in on forin or romarks -This is a criminal"Statement of Jobling Tran-another?--I cannot see that.. Yps. prosecution. It is not a fishing mactions" compiled by Mr. Mat- Mr. Oppo-You admit solling! oxpedition.
short in Langkots and Sumatra Mr. Oppo-The results of Mr. Mr. Oppo-That statement for the March settlement, and Matthews' investigationą gry that shows that on the 11th of March ¦ were caught?--Yos,
thows.
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His Worship Did you mention it to Carmichael? No, le gave me (a carte blanche. If I had mentioned the dispute to Carm
BILLIARDS. SOLDIERS CLUB
TOURNAMENT.
The first two matches betweon
Mr. Christiani proposed, Mr. Marshall seconded, the appoint. ment of Mr. G. Friesland as a director.
Carried.
Carried,
The Chairman Thatconcludes the business of the mooting, gontlemen. Dividohd warrants aro now ready and may bo obtained upon application. Thank you for your attendance.
ARMED ROBBERY.
21st inst.
the 83rd Company R. G. A. and the Police, in the above compoli A Chinese was charged at the tion took place last night at the Magistracy this morning with Soldiers' Club. The first game armed robbery, on the 18th inst., was between Corporal Heatley, of at 188, Reclamation Street, Kow- the RG.A., and Sergt. Bell of the loon. It appears that the defend- Polico. The game resulted in an ant entered the houso, which was : ensy win for the R.G.A. man-occupied at the time by a salt 250-140. The host break was dealer. Ho ransacked the pre- made by Heatley-22.
misos and went away with $1385. The next game was botwoon Mr. P. 8. Dixon (from the firm Quarter-Mastor Sergt. Barnfathor of Mr. R. A. Harding) represented and Sergt. Murphy The game the defendant. resulted in a win for the Police by 50 points,
To-night's games will be as follows:-Liout. Aston va. Sorgt. Cooper and Quarter Master Sergeant vs. Bunford,
Caso remanded.
The Austrian Lloyd's steamer Vorworts broughtout areinforce- ment of 58 men for the Macia garrison,